Improvement in water-meters



READ & ELLIS.

, Water Meter.

N 0. 94,132. Patented Aug. 24, 1869.

if, mll-mlllly' aient @titille THOMAS D. READ AND LEWIS M. ELLIS, OF ABERDEEN, INDIANA.- 1

VLetters Patent No. 94,132, dated August 24, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT WATER-METERS..

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

T 0 all whom tt may concern Be it known that we, THOMAS D. READ and Lnwrs M. ELLIS, of Aberbeen, in the county of Ohio, and in the Sta-te of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in later-Meters; auddo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,- making a part of this specification.

`The nature of our inventionoconsists inthe construction and general arrangement of a water-meter audits several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth. v

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our invention appertainsto make and use theA same, we will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in whichf l p Figure 1 is a side view of our meter, and

Figure 2 is a horizontal section of a part of the same. X represents the iiame or support for the machine.

A represents the inlet-pipe through which the water is introduced into the discharge-pipe B, which lat-ter is placed at right angles with the main pipe C. This pipe is, at a suitable distance from the dischargepipe,

' provided with an elbow, P, and extension-pipe, N, in

which the mechanism for operating the indicator, to show the amountof water discharged, is placed, the water passing around and operating said mechanism, as will behereinaiter fully set forth.

The idischarge-pipe Bis provided withavalve-seat, a, at each end, that is, at the outer end, and at the point where said pipe connects with the-main pipe C. Y

Through the outer end of the dischargepipes passes a rod or plunger, E, which, within the discharge-pipe, is provided with a' double valve-head, D, that lits the valve-seats c c.

It will be seen that when the plunger E is moved inward, the valve l) closes the opening leading from the discharge-pipe into the main pipe, thus shutting off the How of water, while, when the valve is moved to the outer end, the water has free passage.

The movement of the plunger with the valve is accomplished in the following manner: v

Near the outer end ofthe plunger E is placed a collar or nut, F, between which and the outer end of the discharge-pipe B, around .the plunger, is placed a coiled spring, G, which presses the plunger outward, holding the valve l) awayfrom the inner valve-seat fl, so that the water can pass freely through the `same. Y

On each side of the discharge-pipe B is secureda spring, H, of the peculiar construction shown in iig.

2, said springs having hooks or shoulders b b, which,

when the plunger is moved .inward to shut off the` G at once forces the plunger outward, again allowingA the water to pass through.

From a suitable point on the ii-aine X, rises a hinged bar, I, the upper end of which passes up between the Youter ends of the springsH H, and is lheld against ythe outer end of the plunger E, by means of a spring, K, shown in dotted lines in fig. 1'.-

On the frame X are also two standards, L, which y form bearings for an axle or shaft on which a wheel, M, is placed, said wheel being on its periphery prostrike and act upon the upper end of the' hinged bar `vided' with two projections, e eof sutlicient size .to

I, when the wheel is turned by means'of va crank, Y,

attached to one end of `the axle.

yBy turning the wheel M in one direction, one of the'projections c will strike the bar I on the outer side, pressing the same inward, and with it the plunger E, until thehooks b b, on thesprings H H, catch ou the collar F, shutting off the water as above described. When the wheel M is turned in the opposite direction, one of the projections e strikes the bar L ou the inner side, moving it outward, which causes the ,springs HH to separate, so that the Vhooks bb are released from the collar F, allowing thc spring G to force the plunger E outward'again.

In the extension or branch-pipe N, is placed a wheel, O, somewhat in the shape of the pad of au auger, the shank of which passes out through the water-tight valve`R`, in the elbow P, and is, outside Y of said elbow, provided with a cog-wheel, d, which connects, by means of clock-work z, or other suitable gearing, with an indicator, WV. When the water passes through the pipe N, it causes the wheel O to revolve, setting the gearing or clock-work z in motion,

so that the indicator will register the amount of water used.

Having thus fully described our invention,

'What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

' 1. The discharge-pipe pipe'A and main pipe G, and having a valve-seat, a, iu each end, substantially as shown and described.

2. In combination with the discharge-pipe B and its vvalve -seats a a, the double valve-head D, with its rod or plunger E, constructed as described and for theI purposes set forth..

It, connected with the inlet-, Y

3. 'lhe arrangement of the discharge-pipe B, valve- D, plunger E, collar F, and coiled spring G, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

4. The springs H H, when provided with hooks or shoulders b b, end used substantially in the manner In testimony that we claim the -foregoing, we have hereunto set our hands, this 13th day of April, 1869.

'Vitnesses:

J oHN WELCH, JAMES HEMPHILL.

THOMAS D. READ;

1l LEWIS M. ELLIS. Y

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